Reiner Knizia's Medici HD
By Codito Development Inc.
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Description
Medici is an award-winning board game ("Euro game") from designer Reiner Knizia that you won't want to put down!
★★★★★★★★★★
Reviews:
"[...] works amazingly well as an [iOS] app. Medici is a wonderful game and a true antidote to button-mashing video games." - TUAW
"We have yet to come across a Reiner Knizia title that we did not fall in love with, and Medici is no different. [...] a great value, earning 4.5 [out of 5] Dimples." - AppSmile.com
"Medici is in an excellent position to provide a boardgame experience for multiple human players [...] I don’t see this app coming off my [device] any time soon." - BoardGameNews.com
"[...] the gameplay rewards surpass other games — many of which are deleted once beaten. [Medici] represents a great step forward in board game ports for more serious board game fans." - BlogCritics.org
★★★★★★★★★★
Become a member of the infamous Medici family in Renaissance Italy and compete to see who can make the most money in a no-holds-barred three day bidding war. Take turns opening crates on the dock, then auction them off to the highest bidder. At the end of each day, Florins are paid out to the merchants with the most valuable shipments and who have shipped the most of each commodity. The player with the most money at the end of the three days is the winner!
With stunning HD graphics and trademark attention to detail and theme, this latest offering from developer and publisher Sage Board Games makes it simple to play a quick game of Medici with your friends or by yourself -- no matter where you are!
Combining deep strategy with an intuitive and beautiful interface, Medici is easy to learn but hard to master. Choose your favorite of nine different historically-based Medici characters, and then discover their true personalities as you compete against them in solo play.
With no setup time required, no pieces to lose, and no arguments about the rules, the future of board games is here and Medici is an essential addition to your games night gatherings and your iPad library.
Place your iPad on a flat surface, and the game will automatically adjust so that players on both sides of the device can view the interface. Pick the iPad up and you're ready for "pass and play."
Features
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Fast, easy, and fun game play for 3 to 6 players
Stunning HD graphics with plenty of eye candy
Authentic Renaissance Italian theme and music
Support for 3 modes of play: solo, "pass and play", and "hotseat" (around the table) play
9 different historically-based Medici characters to choose from
9 different AI opponents to compete against
Complete rules and game guide
Ability to "undo" last turn
Saves last setup
Play your own iPod music
Coming Soon
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Wi-fi / Bluetooth play
Even more features and eye candy
About
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Dr. Reiner Knizia is one of the world's most prolific and best-known board game designers, and this version of one of his top titles has been fully approved and endorsed by him.
Sage Board Games is an independent software developer, focusing on bringing award-winning and classic board games to mobile devices. With a veritable "who's who" of Euro games already licensed, Sage Board Games is poised to become the premiere source of board games for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
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What's New in Version 1.5
- Added support for iOS 4.2 (fast app-switching)
- Changed font for numbers to make them easier to read
- Moved game menu buttons into a single pop-up menu
A more substantial update will be coming soon!
iPad Screenshots
Customer Reviews
Better than other efforts
I like this and the effort here is better than others. But I think I have heard these sound effects elsewhere in other apps and the font improvement is more like a step back. Must have been Spring Break in the graphics department and back fillers finished the sprint. Polish folks, please. It's the details that make these games more than just a boredom killer.
Quick thinking fun
I really enjoy this game because it doesn't take long to play and yet it requires thinking to win. The graphics are good. I really enjoy Knizia's games and this is a great one for the IPad.
A fun game; could be 5 stars with a couple additions
I really like the game. I bought the iPad to play eurogames exactly like this, and the roster of upcoming games is exciting. I think the AI in this game is pretty good. I do wish there are a couple changes, though:
1) I find it annoying that the bid/pass grayed out area covers up the blue good (dye) when it is the upper-left player's turn (normally, the human player), making it difficult to see where players are at on that goods pyramid. This problem is clearly visible in the screenshot advertising the game, above.
2) For the solo game portion, I wish that there were acheivements or a compaign to work against ("Score all five goods in the first round", working through the different AI players in a tournament setup, etc.). I tend to use my iPad for boardgames when I can't find human gamers, so having some sense of progress or working through the game is always fun.
3) Clearly, online multiplayer with this type of game would be a great addition, and I find it a little worrying that it is not included here. Hopefully a future update.
That said, this is a game that I keep coming back to -- not one to delete! Nice music, good graphics, and intuitive/easy gameplay. This can be a longish game with humans; playing against the computer makes it more accessible by turning it into a five minute Knizia race.
- $1.99
- Category: Games
- Updated: Mar 07, 2011
- Version: 1.5
- Size: 12.5 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Codito Development Inc.
- © 2010 Sage Board Games
Requirements: Compatible with iPad.Requires iOS 3.2 or later
